"The Fannell family is disappointed that Raymond Blinn will not be prosecuted criminally with vehicular homicide given his egregious conduct in disregarding a traffic light and causing this tragic and fatal accident," Fannell family lawyer Joel J. Feller said in a statement.

The family will now focus their attention on holding Blinn accountable for Joseph Fannell's death, the statement said.

In the suit, filed by Jeffrey Fannell and his wife Evelyn, the couple allege Blinn negligently and recklessly caused their son's death. They seek to make Blinn fully accountable and seek compensatory and punitive damages.